am i the only one that does this?

i usually disconnect my 360 from the internet when i play single player games, i just get sick of invites and "this person" is online, so am i the only one who does this or what?

No point in me connecting it up now anyway, I ran out of Live.

Anyway, yes I also do what you do.

Probably would if I had Gold, but I'm content with Silver being that I do not care too much for on-line gaming.

i usually disconnect my 360 from the internet when i play single player games, i just get sick of invites and "this person" is online, so am i the only one who does this or what?

laliberte11

I don't disconnect...I mean, the 'your friend is online' thing only covers a bit of the screen :)

i usually disconnect my 360 from the internet when i play single player games, i just get sick of invites and "this person" is online, so am i the only one who does this or what?

laliberte11

Yeah I do the same its no ones fault but a learnt the hard way when trying to play Bioshock and Dead Space for the first time getting invites while trying to listen to cut scenes and the story is a pain, so instead of signing in going down to edit profile then blocking online status the reseting the console I just unplug my network adapter.

I dont do that either....I just decline invites that i dont want to accept

i dnt disconnect i will appear offline or put busy as my status2pac_makaveli

Bingo, same here. Some singleplayer games (Oblivion) require you to be online to load DLC. I usually set myself to Busy when playing Mass Effect. The notification balloon precisely covers up the coversation wheel, which drives me ****ing nuts.

For me it really depends on how I feel. Sometimes I do, sometimes I log in but put "away" up.....what ever.

i just turn off my notifications

I wont even play my 360 if my net is out because then I just get spammed with messages saying I cheat if I have 1k+ more gamerscore next time I log in. If the pop ups of people logging on annoy me I just delete them or turn notifications off.

I usually let the 360 always online, it doesn't bother me so much.

I know a few people who do this, nothing wrong with it.

I don't disconnect...I mean, the 'your friend is online' thing only covers a bit of the screen :)

bobbleheadrogue

And just for a few seconds so it doesn't bother me at all.

i like to have mine connected all the time, pop ups dont bother me if im playing games, iv just kinda gotten used to them

i do however turn them off if im watching a movie or something, nothing more annoying than pop ups interrupting ur film

yeah i should do that. sometimes i get a message from my gf that will say "are you playing a game?" because she has msn messenger and it shows my xboxlive account on there.

it makes sense if you want to play an offline 1player game like Fallout3 or something for an extended period of time w/o interruptions on the screen.

If I get an invite to something I ignore it unless I'm playing that game. It's kind of irritating when someone spams me with MW2 invites while I'm playing Mass Effect, but I like to know who's online.

The only time I actually disconnect is if I told a real-life friend I was too busy to go out with them (because I didn't feel like it) and I'm playing Xbox instead ;P

I don't disconnect...I mean, the 'your friend is online' thing only covers a bit of the screen :)

bobbleheadrogue

Yeah, this just seems like a HUGE waste of time.

I leave it online the entire time. I can't be bothered to reach to the back of my Xbox to take my cable in and out all the time. Long live laziness. Also, the popups doesn't annoy me at all :P

well the reason i dont just set it to busy or offline is because my family goes on the internet also and i am using a lot of our connection speed if i just keep it hooked up

I like the sound it makes, reminds me of achievments. :)

I like having my achievements dated.

I always leave mine connected. But I dont have enough friends for it to be a distraction :( (wipes a tear)

I never connect online for single player games. There's no point. My Xbox is never set up to the internet unless I'm playing an online game.

Nope, I like my stats and stuff being tracked.

Just turn off notifications.

To answer your question I always stay connected to Xbox LIVE. Sometimes I like to play single player games and talk to my friends as well.